Akkodis is seeing a Systems Administrator (Windows Desktop/Server, Linux, M365) for a direct hire position we are staffing with a client in New Castle County, DE. This position has hands-on technical and administrative responsibility for managing and maintaining all capabilities within the IT Infrastructure portfolio, including critical IT infrastructure components such as Windows, Linux, Active Directory, and physical, virtual, and cloud-based environments.
Salary: $100,000 to $120,000. Based on education, experience, geographic location and other factors. No C2C or Third-Party candidates will be considered.
This position requires 3 days onsite starting day one, so we are only considering candidates that are relatively local to the area.
As a senior staff member, this role provides guidance on planning, policy, and system integrity. This includes monitoring existing solutions, executing new and upgrade implementations, implementing enhancements, and performing required maintenance.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintain and Develop the IT Infrastructure Group’s Lifecycle Operations
- Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the functionality of, and the ability to administer and troubleshoot across the portfolio of IT infrastructure along with all supporting components: Servers & appliances (hardware, operating systems, hypervisors, storage, etc.), Communications (voice, cellular, email, fax, telecommunication lines, chat, etc.), Physical Environment (Server rooms, DR sites, etc.), Virtual systems and related infrastructures, Cloud based infrastructure technologies, Microsoft based products, Webservers, Backup & recovery, Monitoring and performance tools, Identity Management, Authentication and Authorization solutions, Automation and tools supporting Technology Support (workstations/laptops, peripherals, operating systems, software, etc.), Windows client operating system, Linux operating system
- Administer Active Directory (AD), including user accounts, Group Policy Objects (GPO), DNS, DHCP, and authentication services.
- Maintain the secure and continued operations of related infrastructure hardware and software through the review, deployment, and management of security and enhancement patches and updates.
- Anticipate, respond to, and identify technology/business needs by implementing new technology, hardware, software, processes, applications, and services, as well as enhancements to existing products and capabilities.
- Develop, implement, and administer software, tools, and procedures to monitor, alert, report on, and remediate issues within IT infrastructure.
- Drafts, analyzes, and implements IT infrastructure related technology, requirements, rules, processes, information flow, project plans, recommendations, functional and technical specifications, configuration, automation, issue remediation, and enhancements.
- Plan and execute corrective efforts to prevent and correct security vulnerabilities within IT infrastructure.
- Provides coverage for on-call 24/7 incident management support for the production environment.
- Recommends and adheres to requirements related to IT Infrastructure (e.g., OS settings, backups, authentication, etc.), based on manufacturer published authoritative guidance and/or company policy.
- Plans and Develops the Annual Budget, Application Roadmap, & Project Schedule
- Assures Compliance to Controls, Policies, and Regulatory requirements
- Assures the Department’s risk is managed and minimized
Required experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of five years of experience in system administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience administering virtualization platforms such as VMware (ESXi, vSphere), Microsoft Hyper V, Citrix Hypervisor, Nutanix AHV, and Linux KVM.
- Proven experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policies, and email administration.
- Hands-on experience managing Microsoft 365 services (Intune, Autopilot, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online).
- Familiarity with cloud computing environments, such as Azure or AWS.
- Designing, implementing, and administering all aspects of IT Infrastructure through their lifecycle
- Working with team members executing complex initiatives.
- Ensuring compliance with policies, business requirements, licensing, and contracts.
- Providing functional consulting related to use of technology supporting IT and business processes.
- Experience with Active Directory (AZURE AD/Entra), Microsoft Windows Server OS, VMWare, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, Shared Storage, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Intune and Autopilot, Backup and Recovery
If you are interested in the System Administrator (Windows Desktop/Server, Linux, M365) roles in New Castle County, DE, then click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com.
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